يَا root

A vocative particle used in calling one who is near and who is far in place or high degree to him who is between near and distant

Root

Occurs approximately 153 times in the holy Quran

143 times as the particle يَآ 

14 times as the particle يَا

 

Surah/AyatMeaningAayat
يَامَعْنًى
2-21O People, worship your Lord Who has created you and those before you so that you may become God conscious (pious) يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوْا رَبَّكُمْ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقٌوْنَ
He (SWT) said “O Adam! Inform them of their names” and when he had informed them of their names, He (SWT) saidقَالَ يَا ءَادَمُ أَنْبِئْهُمْ بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ فَلَمَّآ أَنْبَأَهُمْ بِأَسْمَآئِهِمْ قَالَ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكُمْ
2-33“Did I not tell you that I know the unseen in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ غَيْبَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَأَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُوْنَ وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْتُمُوْنَ
And We said “O Adam! Dwell you and your wife in Paradise and eat both of you freely with pleasure of things thereinوَقُلْنَا يَا ءَادَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنْتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ
2-35as you will but come not near this tree or you both will be of the wrong doersشِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَاذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُوْنَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
109-1Say, O Disbelieversقُلْ يَآ أَيُّهَا الكَافِرُوْنَ